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By OCALA FIRE RESCUE

(OCALA, Fla.) April 21, 2019 - The cab of a semi-truck was declared a total loss after a fire burned through the unit.

Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the 5000 block of SW Sixth Place where a commercial vehicle fire was reported at 7:21 p.m. Tower 1, Engine 3, Engine 4, Rescue 4, Battalion Chief 22, and a safety officer encountered a column of black smoke as they drove toward the scene. Upon arrival, units found a single semi-truck cab fully involved in fire, with flames spreading to the grass around it and threatening a neighboring truck.

Using a pre-connected hose, crews attached the fire from the passenger’s side of the semi-truck in order to protect the second unit from radiant heat. Using approximately 2,000 gallons of water the fire was extinguished.